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> Based on stories I've heard from people work in industry, every major ISP in the UK keeps DNS query logs and "internet connection records" and makes these ava
by kmlx 3y ago
> Based on stories I've heard from people work in industry, every major ISP in the UK keeps DNS query logs and "internet connection records" and makes these available to authorities (without a warrant)
there's no "story". it's the law in many countries:
> In many countries, ISPs are legally required to monitor and store data about your browsing history for an extended period of time. This is called mandatory data retention. This data is used for policing, government surveillance, and sometimes even advertising.
> The length of time that ISPs must retain data varies by country. The U.S. government requires ISPs to keep records of customers’ internet history for a minimum of 90 days, while the UK and European Union requires ISPs to keep browsing records for up to 12 months.
6 months: Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Sweden
1 year: Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain, UK
18 months: Latvia
2 years: Australia, Poland
- cccbbbaaa 3y agoI don't know where your citations come from. EU law does not require such a thing. The Data Retention Directive mandated retention from 6 to 24 months, but it was invalidated by the CJUE years ago, and asserts that comparable national laws are illegal.
- kmlx 3y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_retention https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_retention the EU directive was invalidated, but member states still hold on to all the data. for example: https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/data-retention-france-illegally-extends-blanket-mass-surveillance-of-the-entire-population/#:~:text=the%20location%20data%20of%20electronic,and%20evidence%20are%20not%20provided https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/data-retention-france-illeg....
- rightbyte 3y agoOh. The ISP can only see domain right? As long as it is https.